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BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane? With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole. But fair wind and weather are not for long in the Arctic. They were, indeed, on their way. As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But fair wind and weather are not for long in the Arctic.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?”
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading “As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.”
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From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
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From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
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From this reading But fair wind and weather are not for long in the Arctic.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But fair wind and weather are not for long in the Arctic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
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From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
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From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
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From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But fair wind and weather are not for long in the Arctic.
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
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From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
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From this reading They were, indeed, on their way.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But fair wind and weather are not for long in the Arctic.
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From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
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From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But fair wind and weather are not for long in the Arctic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
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From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
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From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
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From this reading They were, indeed, on their way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were, indeed, on their way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BRUCE AND THE BEAR During this time of mishaps and adventures for the submarine party, what was happening to the boys and the Major in their airplane?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With fair wind and weather they might well have been on the return journey from the Pole.
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From this reading As they shot away into the air from the native village near the trader's schooner, they heard the natives calling one word in unison.
